First-ever Arts in the Parks event with visual artists, music, and beer garden bringing together neighbors in Bolton Hill, Madison Park, and Marble Hill. ARTISTS: Wale Allie, Mary Bianchi, Yvonne Butler, Jerome Chester, Julia Clouser, Anthony Coates, Joseph Dirk, Baba Harris, Dena Jones, Josef Keys, Renee Lewis, Francine Marchese, Aaron Maybin, Christopher Metzger, Rikiesha Metzger, Jimmy Rouse, John Ruppert, Junius Wilson, Jubilee Youth in Business, Benjamin Franklin High School PERFORMERS: John Canale, Ray Winder, Big Breakfast Boys, Greg Thompkins  

Come on out for a full pedestrian takeover of Charles Street! Food, music, vendors, and walking tours will be there--will you?  

Have some summer cleaning to dump? Midtown Community Benefits District has arranged with the City Department of Public Works to drop off a dumpster between the medians on Park Avenue at Wilson Street starting in the morning and lasting four hours for Bolton Hill residents to drop off bulk trash items. Bulk trash items should be items that cannot be recycled or properly disposed at the Northwest Citizen Drop-off Center on Sisson Street a mile away. Additionally, please DO NOT dispose…

BHCA’s Gray Panthers Salon features a talk by baseball writer Rich Dubroff on this year’s World Series-bound (let’s hope) Baltimore Orioles. Also, Bolton Hill resident Tom Delise will talk about Foxy Ned Hanlon, an early baseball great who lived on Mt. Royal Avenue. He and his co-author will sell and sign their book Monday, July 22 at 6:30 – 8 p.m. at Linden Park Apartments Community Room, 301 McMechen St.

Artscape kicks off with an evening gala celebration that will lead into a weekend of interactive, educational, inspiring, and multigenerational arts experiences. Artscape is also expanding to include the Station North Arts & Entertainment District, though still including the footprint of Bolton Hill and Mount Vernon. For more information, visit the official Artscape website or for general questions about Artscape, call 410-752-8632 or email BOPACommunications@promotionandarts.org.